Macallan 1990 SMWS 24.66
| Category | SINGLE MALT |
| Distillery | Macallan |
| Bottler | The Scotch Malt Whisky Society (SMWS) |
| Bottling Series | - |
| Vintage | 1990 |
| Bottled Year | 2002 |
| Age | 11년 |
| Cask Type | - |
| Cask Number | 24.66 |
| Bottles Released | - |
| ABV | 60.4% |
| Volume | 700 ml |
| Label | - |
| Country | Scotland |
| Region | Speyside |
Flavor Profile
Tasting Notes
잔을 흔들면 호박빛 술 아래에서 이끼와 고사리를 닮은 서늘한 향이 먼저 올라온다. 코를 더 대면 숯과 비터 초콜릿, 옅은 연기가 층을 이룬다. 한 모금 머금으면 60.4도의 힘이 거칠게 밀고 들어오며 감기 시럽 같은 약초 맛이 퍼진다. 물을 두 방울 떨어뜨려 삼키면 키위와 오렌지, 루바브 같은 산뜻한 과일이 한꺼번에 풀려난다. 삼킨 뒤에는 마멀레이드와 흰 후추가 아주 길게 이어진다.
AITasting Notes
Colour
amber
air Nose
exactly what we were expecting – not bragging here ;-) – which is a rather more austere, and smokier style after the 1962. It’s also grassier, with a little menthol, certainly a lot of fern, moss, maybe touches of myrtle, some charcoal, some bitter chocolate… I’m not quite sure Macallan were still using a lot of peat instead of oil/coal when malting In 1952, like they did just after WWII, but this is certainly quite peaty. Oh, and quite stunning, of course… After ten minutes, it’s really smoky chocolate than stands out
restaurant Palate
almost a beast! Incredibly powerful, rather less polished than the 1962, more aggressive in a way – which we love, you always have to be a little masochistic when you’re deep into whisky – and indeed very smoky and herbal. Massive cough syrup and chartreuse (that’s kind of the same thing, isn’t it), triple-sec, a tiny drop of cologne and a spoonful of marmalade. In fact, it’s so big that the tinier notes that should be hidden somewhere are having trouble making it through. Hey, let’s try water… With (two drops of) water: hurray! We unleashed an army of dried and fresh fruits, especially zesty ones. Kiwis, oranges, rhubarb and such
timer Finish
extremely long, essentially on triple-sec, marmalade and white pepper